In April of 2023, two factions of the Sudanese armed forces, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), began attacking each other in the capital city of Khartoum ...

On a December day in 2013, I witnessed a large group of people carrying firearms, which was a first for me. The group, known as Ng’iraia, had travelled from Southern Turkana to raid Nadome, an area in ...

The streets of Nairobi’s Central Business District are heavy with the smell of tear gas. It is July 11, 2024, and the youth are protesting against corruption and poor governance, the tail end of the ...

Last month, Kenya’s president William Ruto offered to host the second biennial African Climate Summit later this year, should no other African country be willing to take on the task. Ruto made this ...

The clash between progress and cultural heritage often results in painful outcomes, particularly the loss of family land and historical homes. The question remains: At what cost are we changing our ...

The United Nations declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids to celebrate the contribution of camelids to food security, nutrition, economic growth, and the Sustainable Development Goals. Over ...

Watching the anti-finance bill-turned-anti-government protests unfold in Kenya, I could not help but wonder what I could offer from my own experiences of analysing and contributing, however modestly, ...

Over a thousand years ago, the ancient Greeks laid the foundation for what would become the most iconic sporting event in human history: the Olympic Games. Back then, in the revered sanctuary of ...

The history of our region, in particular, tells us that one of two things is supposed to happen during a mass youth uprising such as has been witnessed in Kenya starting from late June: a military-led ...

Integrating refugees and asylum seekers into host communities remains a major challenge for Kenya despite previous attempts, especially for those refugees living in camps. Focussing solely on refugees ...

Imposing the regulation of religious organisations as proposed by the Religious Organisations Bill 2024 will impinge on the freedom of worship and is not in the interest of religious liberties. Canon ...

In September 2014, the United Nations began a global solidarity initiative to bring awareness to gender inequality. This campaign was spearheaded after actress Emma Watson addressed a session of the ...